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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 16: (search)
uled on both points, he announced his determination to leave the post by any means available, so as to escape a surrender, and he advised Colonel N. B. Forrest, who was present, to go out with his cavalry regiment, and any others he could take with him through the overflow. General Floyd's brigade consisted of two Virginia regiments and one Mississippi regiment; these, as before mentioned, it was agreed that General Floyd might withdraw before the surrender. Two of the field officers, Colonel Russell and Major Brown of the Mississippi regiment, the twentieth, had been officers of the First Mississippi Riflemen in the war with Mexico; the twentieth, their present regiment, was reputed to be well instructed and under good discipline. This regiment was left to be surrendered with the rest of the garrison, under peculiar circumstances, of which Major Brown, then commanding, gives the following narrative: About twelve o'clock of the night previous to the surrender, I received an ord
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 19: (search)
ishers from our army in more or less force. General Sherman, in his report of May 30th, says: My division has constructed seven distinct intrenched camps since leaving Shiloh, the men working cheerfully and well all the time, night and day. Hardly had we finished one camp before we were called on to move forward and build another. But I have been delighted at this feature in the character of my division, and take this method of making it known. Our intrenchments near Corinth and at Russell's, each built substantially in one night, are stronger works of art than the much-boasted forts of the enemy at Corinth. The line of railroad on the north and east had been cut by the enemy, and an attempt made on the south. But so well was his apprehension of our strength maintained that he continued his entrenched approaches until within one thousand yards of our main works. General Sherman says: By 9 A. M. of the 29th our works were substantially done, and our artillery in po
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 30: (search)
was christened, and in the same she was buried. She lived the pride of her friends and the terror of her enemies. She went out to fight a wooden vessel and was sunk by one clad in secret armor. Those rescued by the Deerhound from the water were landed at Southampton, England. The United States government then, through its minister, Charles Francis Adams, made the absurd demand of the English government that they should be delivered up to her as escaped prisoners. To this demand Lord John Russell replied as follows: With regard to the demand made by you, by instructions from your Government, that those officers and men should now be delivered up to the Government of the United States, as being escaped prisoners of war, her Majesty's Government would beg to observe that there is no obligation by international law which can bind the government of a neutral state to deliver up to a belligerent prisoners of war who may have escaped from the power of such belligerent, and may ha
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 38: (search)
for peace, which it was hoped would take place during the armistice. The three powers would interfere only to smooth the obstacles, and only within the limits which the two interested parties would prescribe. The French government was of the opinion that, even in the event of a failure of immediate success, those overtures might have proved useful in leading the minds of men heated by passion to consider the advantages of conciliation and peace. The reply of Great Britain, through Lord John Russell, on November 13, 1862, is really contained in this extract: After weighing all the information which has been received from America, her Majesty's Government are led to the conclusion that there is no ground at the present moment to hope that the Federal Government would accept the proposal suggested, and a refusal from Washington at the present time would prevent any speedy renewal of the offer. The Russian Government, in reply, said: According to the information we have
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
General, 114, 133, 270. Rives, General, 40. Roanoke (frigate), 165, 166. Robertson, General, 270, 271. Roddy, General, 462, 472, 473, 474. Rodes, Gen. R. E., 103, 105, 131, 282, 302, 367, 434,437,438,449. Report on battle of Seven Pines, 104. Rodgers, Colonel W. P., 329-30. Rogers, A. J., 420. Rosecrans, General, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 356,357, 358, 361., 362, 364. Rosser, General, 271, 451, 452, 453, 454-55. Rost, —, 311. Ruggles, Col. George D., 262, 263. Russell, Colonel, 28. Lord John, 319, 321, 322. Reply to U. S. demand for the Alabama crew, 217. Statements to U. S. concerning shipment of armaments, 225, 226-27. Russia. Reply to arbitration suggestion, 319-20. S Sabine Pass, Battle of, 198-99. Reports, 199-200. Sachem (gunboat), 197, 199, 200. Sailor's Creek, Battle of, 563-64. St. John, Gen. I. M., 550. Report of operations of commissariat preceding Lee's surrender, 568-70. Extracts from letters concerning shipment of supplies t